Crime
11 months ago
Lack of progress frustrates Massey Commission

Distrust of police prevails

IL State News
11 months ago
Abe’s financial records on display

Former bank is now treasurer’s office

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IL State News
11 months ago
IL Dept. of Ag asking consumers to dedicate $10 to local products and produce

The goal is to help consumers purchase products that bolster the state’s agricultural industry and economy.

Crime
11 months ago
Governor signs Karina’s Law, meant to protect victims of domestic violence

Karina’s husband had a gun despite order of protection

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, right, speaks, Oct. 21, 2020, during a news conference in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
IL State News
11 months ago
Trump pardons ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence

The Republican president signed the pardon on Monday, calling the Democratic former governor “a very fine person.”

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference with lawmakers and representatives of Pace Suburban Bus in Markham on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
11 months ago
Pritzker takes aim at Trump tariffs with business tours, calls to foreign officials

“Affordability and jobs are potentially the victims of that trade war,” Pritzker said. “Tariffs are a tax paid for by consumers. In the end, it’s a tax on working families and on small businesses.”

Immigrants from Venezuela are reflected in a marble wall while taking shelter at the Chicago Police Department's 16th District station on May 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, FIle)
IL State News
11 months ago
Trump administration sues Chicago in latest crackdown on ‘sanctuary’ cities

The Trump administration sued Chicago on Thursday alleging that ‘sanctuary’ laws in the nation’s third-largest city “thwart” federal efforts to enforce immigration laws.

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IL State News
11 months ago
Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey, the daughter of George Halas, dies at 102

She had owned the Bears since her father’s death on Oct. 31, 1983.

Gov. JB Pritzker signs the KIND Act Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at the Illinois Capitol. The new law requires the state to prioritize family members when placing children in foster care. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Bridgette Fox)
IL State News
11 months ago
Pritzker signs law to prioritize placing foster children with family members

The new law puts an obligation on the Department of Children and Family Services to use a “kin-first approach” when placing children in foster care.